Resources
The following sources provide some of the most recent family violence statistics and information on domestic abuse help.Family Violence Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Family Violence Statistics: Including Statistics on Strangers and Acquaintances. 2005. U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics. Available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/fvs.pdf.Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Adverse Health Conditions and Health Risk Behaviors Associated with Intimate Partner Violence, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. February 2008. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5705a1.htm.Cost of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States: Incidence, Prevalence, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the United States
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/ipv_cost/03_incidence.htm
Intimate Partner Violence Fact Sheet, CDC, 2006
www.cdc.gov/ViolencePrevention/intimatepartnerviolence/index.html
Intimate Partner Violence Prevention
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/IPV/default.htm
Understanding Intimate Partner Abuse Fact Sheet
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/ipv_factsheet.pdf
The Initiative for Violence-Free Families. www.ivff.org
Domestic Violence and Teen Dating
Stop Teen Dating Violencewww.cdc.gov/CDCTV/BreakTheSilence/index.html
Understanding Teen Dating Violence Fact Sheet
www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pub-res/DatingAbuseFactSheet-a.pdf
Domestic Violence in the Church
Colson, Chuck. 2009 (April 19). "The Ugly Secret: Domestic Violence within the Church." BreakPoint. www.breakpoint.org/commentaries/1840-an-ugly-secretDomestic Violence in the Workplace
A Call to Men: Committed to Ending Violence Against Women www.acalltomen.org/page.php?id=76SafeWork 2010 is a national initiative to challenge 200 corporate leaders to recognize the impact of domestic violence on the workplace and take action to address it by 2010. For more information, please visit: www.safehorizon.org/safework.